Basking in Boston

The weather is beautiful but it won't last. We're expected to have a nice day tomorrow and then it will get cool and windy for the Marathon on Monday. I met a bunch of first-time runners at the airport in Milwaukee while waiting to leave. Thank god I don't get nervous anymore. These guys were crawling the walls. I doubt they'll sleep at all until it's over. When you're in tune with your body, you just listen to it. If you're running too fast, it will tell you and you slow down for a little while till you feel like running faster. Diet is another thing. You need to carb load all week before the race and take salt tablets or eat pretzels the morning of the race so you have enough sodium in your system to avoid cramps. Ben-Gay works wonders too. Really warms up the muscles. After the starting gun goes off, you just start running until you reach the finish line. Trying to pyschye out other guys doesn't work. And don't let it pysyche you out. It's you, your mind and your body. One foot in front of the other to the end. Focus, focus, focus. That's all there is too it. Off to bed. I'm tired. I went out for pasta and a few beers. Nighty night.